Monday, March 31, 2014

I am set up for the April 4 day sale at Second Hand Rose in Buffalo, Minnesota. I am also hoping that at least for a few of the sale days the temperature will breach the freezing mark. My space looks better than the grainy photos, but all I had was my phone to take pictures when I finished on Sunday evening.

The small desk is on casters and rolls easily. The top folds down and a drop leaf on the back raises to create a dinner room size table. Behind it are a small pair of French doors, all sanded and ready for the buyer's paint or stain.

Atop the chair is a basket constructed from branches.

Big (and heavy) mirror sits on a Art Deco buffet priced to sell at near wholesale.

The corner has a ladder, goose decoy, butterflies and other good things.

There are colorful chickens filling the west wall.

Niloak blue, Haggar gold and a brown transferware vase sit on the glass.

This dressing screen on rollers just needs the proper fabric to meet the buyer's screening needs.

A small bear skull sits on a heavy industrial style table which is planks on top of a steel base.

We are all hoping for good weather and a good turn-out. Look for the hogs just inside the "other room" amongst all the roses.

Monday, March 3, 2014

There is a whole herd of hogs lose at Second Hand Rose's for the March sale. I finished up with a little cleaning and pricing today after working after 9 PM yesterday getting everything into place. I like a lot of the pieces that I herded into the shop for the March sale.

The homemade antique ladder rests against
two old desks repurposed into coffee tables.

I’m a guy who has somehow fallen into the shabby world. A shabby chic world of shabotaged furniture and foo foo accessories. My stuff tends to be outside of the cottage without much chic, shabby or otherwise. My things are the hogs in this world of roses. Thus the title: Hogs and Roses. (Please look at my 1st post "Why Hogs and Roses?")

This is Mr. Flannery

I want to be Henny Youngman, when I grow up. Take my wife -- please!
I enjoyed 7 years of marital bliss (17 years of marriage). I have been divorced forever. Love my role as curmudgeon, comedian, sage and advisor.